"Newcomer-2011. Winter"

The saddest thing is that the people who really wanted to participate in the tournament couldn't for various reasons, while those who just casually joined and decided to participate are now gone somewhere. :(

You're absolutely right! I still can't get over being eliminated from the tournament, and some people didn't even want to participate in the first place. :(

My opponent, Hitch, has also disappeared. At first, there was no sign of him for about two weeks. He reappeared a week ago. We agreed to play on the 18th or 19th. I waited for two days, but he didn't respond on ICQ. :mad: Tomorrow afternoon (if he suddenly shows up), I won't be able to play, only after 8:00 PM Moscow time.

Guys, I'll let you in on a secret: I share and support your opinion. I think that if some of you don't want to participate in the tournament, we can easily replace them in the lower bracket with those who do want to and can play, right? Personally, I don't mind giving another chance to those who were unfairly eliminated (TERI, KiNB, Fidesxfx). It won't be easy to climb to the finish line from the lower bracket... We'll see. If our "lost" players don't show up in the next two days, we'll do just that. I hope that deep down, you're a little bit satanic and will support me if they start complaining about violating the rules. :o

I'm withdrawing from the tournament because I keep getting put in a group where no one plays or is any good, and I don't want to just go through without a challenge.

Now you have a normal, responsible opponent; I don't see any reason to panic. I hope it was just a momentary impulse, and you'll reconsider. Connectic, talk to him; I didn't let him go. And good luck to both of you.